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Previously on House of David...

This is the age of kings. We are the first dynasty of Israel.

Father, why do you keep me in the hills? Why not send me to the king's army?

David, you are a shepherd.

-You are not a man of blood. -I am a warrior.

Samuel, tonight we celebrate.

You have twisted the throne of Israel to your own glory,

so you will be given to a twisted power and your own torment.

Samuel!

-Where are we going now? -To find a king.

Have him followed. Bring me the one he anoints.

David, the Lord of hosts has chosen you.

-As what? -King of Israel.

He must be slain along with everyone in his household.

-What is this? -It is a summons.

It's for David.

My queen, why is he here?

I am anxious to hear you play.

I'm glad you're here.

Mychal is the daughter of the king.

If I become a part of the family, there will be no bloodshed.

Kings protect bloodlines and eliminate threats.

All of our lives are at stake here.

The king is losing himself. I recognize him less every day.

Samuel!

There are those who still worship other gods.

I need your help.

Greetings from the house of Saul.

Goliath!

Let me fight their king.

The Philistines have assembled.

They cover the mountain like sands on the shore.

-And they have a giant. -What?

Where is your king?

-He's just a man, Father. -Is he?

Father!

How do we know this is not just blind vengeance?

Saul having killed your father on the battlefield.

We have to do something.

-Do you know which way Elah is? -I will find it.

I have loaded the donkey with supplies. I need you to take them.

-Where? -To the battlefield.

Who is this giant to defy the armies of the living God?

We must ensure our throne survives.

You must crown me king.

Did the prophet Samuel visit your family?

Yes.

If none of you will fight this giant then I will.

Fight him with the same spirit you bring into this room.

They say there was none like it.

The sword of Goliath.

Born in the fire, it has a strength unmatched...

for those who can harness it.

Fight with me!

It would change how wars are fought.

Change the very world itself.

Charge!

Those who wield its power would conquer nations.

Destroy their enemies.

Just as the Philistines sought to destroy us.

Desperate to claim their place as the masters of the coming new age.

The Age of Iron.

This is what they say.

But I know the truth.

A sword is only as powerful as the one who wields it.

David!

We must get to David! Forward!

Which way is forward?

Eliab!

Give us strength and protect us.

Guard, get my horse and my armor!

Come on!

-Jonathan! -Protect the prince!

Jonathan!

Form a perimeter!

Hold the valley!

-We should advance. -No!

Hold this ground!

-I must find David! -My prince, wait!

Give me the sword.

No.

-Saul, the great warrior king. -No.

I am the chosen one. I was made for this.

Father.

Father.

What are you doing? You're not going out there.

I am well, Biti.

Father.

You yourself led me from the darkness.

Now, I must lead this army.

You stay here.

See that guards are posted.

Protect them!

Oh, Lord...

give us this ground!

I need to find my brother.

Nathaneel, stay close.

David!

Send men to that ridge.

-Silence the prophet, and they cannot win. -Come with me!

Forward! Show your worth!

Eliab!

David!

Thank you, Adonai, for this gift.

What I do this day...

...I do in your name.

It is solid bronze.

The strongest metal on Earth.

Forged from the melted blades of defeated Philistines.

Do you like it?

Good. Because I had it made for you.

It is a king's sword, the same as mine.

Inscribed with the history of our people and a prayer to God.

You will use it with faith, to protect our people and defeat our enemies.

'Cause one day, you will be a great warrior.

My king, it's time.

Come with me.

Maoch...

your reign is over.

My people,

Gath will trouble Israel no more.

I will build my fortress where your stronghold once stood.

Father!

No!

God is with us!

David!

Jonathan!

-Are you all right? -Yes.

Good. Stay close. Get down. Arrows!

You never fought a battle before?

Not before today, no.

First rule, remain calm. You keep your eyes up,

and when you attack, you stab, don't slash.

Remember, God was with you when you killed this giant.

And he is still... Move!

-You stay close... -All right.

-...your shield up, you watch for arrows. -Uh-huh.

Let's go.

Arrows!

I have an idea.

They're going to be victorious, right?

-Father is always victorious. -Yes, of course.

Then why do you seem worried?

Mychal, stop. You're making me nervous.

Mirab, stay there.

What is it?

I thought we were safe here.

It's the other army. We've been surrounded.

They killed our guards.

Mirab, this is the king's tent.

It's the first place they'll come. We have to move.

We can't.

We have to move now.

Take a knife.

Now, now.

Saul...

Agag?

Saul...

This is chaos.

Joab, what is that?

Forward! Forward!

My prince!

David.

Abner. Get David off the field, and then advance.

Finally!

I can fight with you.

We chase them all the way to Gath.

God is with us.

Yes, my prince.

Keep the line!

-Where are you going? -I'm going to find my father.

-I will go with you... -No!

-You've done your part. -Let me fight with you, Jonathan.

-Not today! Go! -Come now.

Have you seen my brothers?

Eliab! Eliab!

Nathaneel! Stay close.

-Abinadab! Wait! Wait! No, no! -You stay with us!

Where are you? I can't see.

-Get up! -Wait! No, wait!

Eliab! Eliab! Eliab!

You never stop fighting, brother. Never!

Get your sword and get to David. Go, Nathaneel! Go!

Agag! Come back!

We have to go. Come on.

Okay, go, go.

-What is it? -Stay down, stay down.

They have more giants.

Storm the valley!

Rally as many of the tribes as you can.

Tell them we will advance on my signal. Go!

Make way. Make way.

Come through.

David!

Eliab!

-You are alive? -Yes, I am.

Thanks be to God.

Yes. And Jonathan. I owe him my life.

-I should've been with you, brother. -You are here now.

Eliab!

Ambush!

Hold the line. Hold. Hold.

It's King Ashdod's men.

They seek to surround us.

He's looking for David. We cannot hold them off much longer.

-I will take David clear of the battle. -No!

-Clear the field! -Take some men with you.

Abi... Abinadab! I can fight!

There, there.

Are you ready?

I don't think I can.

We have no time.

Go.

-Sir! Sir! -Follow them!

-Eliab! -That's him! Kill that boy!

-Eliab! Eliab! -Run! Go!

Go! Go!

Kill the boy! Go!

That boy is my brother!

-The king is dead! Retreat. -Fall back. Retreat.

-Retreat. -No! No, stay in the fight!

Send the signal!

We push them back all the way to Gath!

Forward!

Follow me! For the tribe of Judah!

Push them back!

Give us strength, oh, Lord.

Give us this ground.

As in the days of Moses,

shield us by night in a pillar of fire!

Grant us victory.

Give us this ground!

Fall back!

Saul...

You cannot hide from me.

Saul...

Saul...

Saul...

Great warrior king.

But you have not defeated me.

-Hide. Hide! -All right.

Hide!

Abinadab.

This is not helpful, David. Get down.

-I killed a lion with it. -We know.

Just sit down, for the mercy of God.

Sit down!

We have to get David to safety.

We're surrounded, brother. There's no safety.

Abinadab, where is David?

Nathaneel!

He was just here.

Then go and find him!

-David. -Brother. Get me out of here.

Get up! Go.

Father, why do we fight?

Why do we fight?

Tell me, what does the shepherd do?

He watches the sheep.

That's right. And do you know why?

Because there are lions and wolves in this world.

And if the shepherd does not fight them when they come, his sheep will be eaten.

And soon his flock will disappear.

He will no longer be a shepherd,

and all that will be left are the lions and the wolves.

That is why we fight.

To protect our flock.

Our people, our lands, and all we hold dear.

So we, too, will not disappear.

But I do not know how to fight.

Then I shall teach you,

so one day you will be able to fight the lions and the wolves.

Mychal!

Mirab, are you all right? Are you all right?

-Blood. I have blood on me. -We have to go. We have to go.

Nath! Keep fighting!

No!

No! Nathaneel!

Give me strength.

Oh, Lord. Help me remember the better days...

Saul. Son of Kish, leader of the tribe of Benjamin.

King of all Israel.

The Most High shines his light on you this day,

as he did years ago when his people cried out for a king to unify them.

He called upon you, his faithful servant,

to lead them, to protect them,

and you have done so,

claiming great victories in his name and for his glory.

Long may you reign.

May your house rule the kingdom for generations to come.

Saul, when you were small in your own eyes,

the Lord lifted you up and made you king.

Now that you are great in your own eyes,

you have rebelled and made yourself evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Evil?

You have twisted the throne of Israel to your own glory,

so you will be given to a twisted power and your own torment.

You are alone.

The Lord has torn the kingdom from you.

Abandoned.

Now he chooses another.

Forsaken.

A man after his own heart.

A king without his God.

Samuel!

It is done.

It is over.

It is over!

No, it is not over.

You missed much of the battle, King.

Now the battle comes to you.

Achish. Son of Maoch.

You do me a great honor.

Honoring you is not my intent.

Yet all of this, your whole campaign is about me.

And your thirst to avenge your father.

And to restore my people

to their rightful place as rulers over yours.

Your father held similar ambitions.

They proved to be his undoing.

Oh, you'll come to find I am not my father.

That you are not.

What dark pagan magic is this?

Not magic, Saul. Fate.

This is for my father.

Your wounds betray you.

Giant-slayer.

Stupid boy.

Finish it.

Or by the gods I shall finish you, Jonathan.

-Finish it! -Jonathan!

Jonathan!

What are you doing?

You will get your vengeance, King, but not today.

No!

Jonathan. Jonathan.

It's me. It's me. It's me.

Are you all right?

David, what of the battle?

They're running away.

We're chasing them to the Gates of Gath.

It's over.

I have to go find my brothers.

Go. Go. I will tend to my father, go.

All right.

My son.

Come.

Where is Achish?

He escaped.

No matter.

The battle is won.

Good.

Good, my son. Good.

Are you not hurt?

No, I'm all right.

Let's go.

Victory!

Victory!

Giant-slayer!

Well done, boy.

David.

Don't disappear on me like that. Huh?

Elie...

I'm here.

I'm here with you.

-Breathe. -Elie...

Yes?

Can we go home now?

Yes, Nath.

Yes, we can go home.

Tell David I'm sorry I doubted him.

I will.

I'm sorry.

N-No.

David! David! David!

My daughters.

You were to stay in the tent.

The camp was overrun.

How did you survive?

We stayed together.

We fought the wolves.

My daughters are warriors.

My king.

My champion!

You know a great many doubted you.

And doubted me.

Some in this very tent.

But I could see what none of them could.

God's hand is on you as it is on me.

Even still, how is it a boy, a musician,

comes to fight in my army, slay a giant,

and saves my life?

Tell me. Who are you?

You know who I am, my king.

Do I?

Where did you come from?

I'm a shepherd from Judah. Nothing more.

Well, shepherd.

Did the prophet Samuel visit your family?

Yes.

It seems now you are so much more.

Jonathan.

On behalf of all of Israel, we thank you, David.

You've saved us all.

Father, there is no one in all of Israel more worthy for us to honor.

My sword.

It is now yours.

Thank you.

From this day forward, you are part of the house of Saul.

Mychal.

David, you've...

You came back to me.

With God's help, yes.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Ah, you wear the colors of my family's house well.

I hope I will live up to them.

What you have done here...

it will never be forgotten.

Not by Israel, nor by me.

Jonathan...

is there something you'd like to ask me about Samuel?

You are part of my house.

We are now brothers.

Interesting.

Psst.

-Come here. Come. -What is it, Doeg?

Deliver this to Abner. Only to Abner.

And tell no one.

Samuel!

I didn't expect to see you here.

I heard you left these lands.

I was driven from these lands.

What is between us.

-This misunderstanding is over. -Is it?

Your misunderstanding is not with me.

My torment has lifted. Darkness has passed.

Your torment is of your own making, Saul.

You were not abandoned by the Most High.

It was you who abandoned him and his word, in pursuit of your own glory.

Why would you believe he has granted you mercy?

I won this battle without you.

God favored me.

He always has. He does still.

And now I have a new champion.

A slayer of giants.

Who I chose. All without you, Samuel.

So, great Seer,

I offer you this moment.

You will anoint me again, on these sacred grounds, for all to see.

This I cannot do.

Why not?

The Lord has not commanded it.

The king has commanded it.

Surely you must know by now, I do not serve kings.

Very well.

Guards!

Arrest the Seer.

Saul.

In time you will heed my words.

This is finished, Samuel.

No, Saul.

It is just beginning.

Perhaps there is another course of action?

I have decided!